Housed in the School of Music (beginning Fall 2024)
| Core Curriculum Courses | ||
| See the Core Curriculum Requirements | 42 | |
| World Music (Creative Arts Requirement: MUS 1315 World Music) | ||
| Core Curriculum for All Music Majors | ||
| Music requirements | ||
| MUS 1311 | Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 1116 | Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUS 1117 | Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUS 1312 | Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 2311 | Theory III | 3 |
| MUS 2116 | Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUS 2312 | Theory IV | 3 |
| MUS 2117 | Ear Training IV | 1 |
| MUS 236 | Class Piano C | 1 |
| or MUS 151 | Minor Applied | |
| MUS 313 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 |
| MUS 323 | Music History: Early-1750 | 3 |
| MUS 324 | Music History: 1750-Present | 3 |
| MUS 352 | Principal Applied | 1 |
| MUS 416 | Orchestration I | 2 |
| MUS 353 | Junior Recital | 1 |
| MUS 453 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| 8 Hours of Applied Principles: | 8 | |
| MUS 152 | Principal Applied | 1 |
| 6 Hours of Principal Ensemble: | 6 | |
| MUS 100 | Ensemble | 1 |
| or MUS 300 | Jazz Ensemble I | |
| or MUS 300P | Percussion Ensemble I | |
| or MUS 300S | Chamber Singers | |
| or MUS 300W | Wind Ensemble | |
| Emphasis Area Required | ||
| 41 semester hours required | 41 | |
| Total Hours | 127 | |
All incoming students must audition for acceptance as a music major (BA or BM). Music majors are expected to complete Freshmen Success Seminar (MUS 110 Freshman Success) In addition, each music major must (1) enroll for a major ensemble each semester until all music degree requirements are met; (2) pass six semesters of recital attendance (MUS 100R Recital); (3) meet the keyboard competency requirement; (4) pass the barrier examination in applied music study, and (5) present one or more public recital(s).
Requirements for keyboard skills vary according to the major. Instrumental majors may demonstrate keyboard competency through proficiency examination or by completion of MUS 236 Class Piano C. Vocalists must pass two proficiency exams: the first to move from MUS 151 Minor Applied to MUS 351 Minor Applied , and the second to complete study at the upper division level (MUS 351 Minor Applied ). All students must demonstrate keyboard competency before conferral of their degrees.
A barrier exam is required of all music majors to achieve advanced standing on their principal applied instrument before registering for upper division applied study. The examination is administered at the end of the fourth semester of study, but may be taken earlier upon the recommendation of the applied teacher. (Regardless, all students must complete the required total number of semester hours in applied music as specified on the various degree plans.) Students who do not satisfactorily pass the initial exam have, at the discretion of the principal applied professor, one additional long semester to complete the exam requirement. Students who do not satisfactorily pass the second attempt at the barrier exam will be dismissed from the A&M-Commerce music program. Upper division applied credit (MUS 352 Principal Applied) must be completed at A&M-Commerce to be counted toward a music degree.
After enrollment in upper division applied study, students must present one or more public recitals. Performance majors must present a junior half (30 min.) recital (MUS 353) and a senior full (60 min.) recital (MUS 453); education majors must present a half recital (30 min.) during their junior or senior year (MUS 353). The applied faculty must approve the scope of the recital.
| Required courses in the major beyond the Music Core | ||
| MUS 152 | Principal Applied | 4 |
| MUS 310 | Music Technology | 3 |
| MUS 441 | Entrepreneurship in Music | 2 |
| 6 Hours of Additional Ensembles: | 6 | |
| Ensemble | ||
or MUS 300 | Jazz Ensemble I | |
or MUS 300W | Wind Ensemble | |
or MUS 300P | Percussion Ensemble I | |
| 3 Hours of Chamber Ensembles: | 3 | |
| Chamber Music | ||
| 3 Hours of Minor Applied Lessons: | 3 | |
| Minor Applied | ||
| 9 Hours of Upper Division Principal Applied Lessons: | 9 | |
| Principal Applied | ||
| 9 Hours of Electives (Recommended Electives listed below) | 9 | |
| Economics of Personal Finance | ||
| Principles of Business and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Business Communications | ||
| Entrepreneurship | ||
| Sustainable Leadership | ||
| Marketing | ||
| Pedagogy Requirement (2-hours from) | 2 | |
| High Brass Methods | ||
| Low Brass Methods | ||
| Percussion Methods I | ||
| Percussion Methods II | ||
| Clarinet and Saxophone Methods | ||
| Flute and Double Reed Methods | ||
| Total Hours | 41 | |
| Required courses in the major beyond the Music Core | ||
| MUS 132 | Jazz Piano | 1 |
| MUS 138 | Piano Technique I | 1 |
| MUS 331 | Piano Pedagogy I | 3 |
| MUS 332 | Piano Pedagogy II | 3 |
| MUS 335 | Accompanying | 2 |
| MUS 338 | Piano Technique II | 1 |
| MUS 351 | Minor Applied | 2 |
| MUS 441 | Entrepreneurship in Music | 2 |
| 3 Hours of Minor Applied Lessons: | 3 | |
| Minor Applied | ||
| 2 Semesters of MUS 326 at 3 Hours Each Semester: | 6 | |
| Piano Literature | ||
| 9 Hours of Upper Division Principal Applied Lessons: | 9 | |
| Principal Applied | ||
| 8 hours of electives (Recommended Electives listed below) | 8 | |
| Economics of Personal Finance | ||
| Principles of Business and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Business Communications | ||
| Entrepreneurship | ||
| Sustainable Leadership | ||
| Marketing | ||
| Total Hours | 41 | |
| Required courses in the major beyond the Music Core | ||
| MUS 143 | English Diction | 1 |
| MUS 144 | Italian Diction | 1 |
| MUS 145 | German Diction | 1 |
| MUS 146 | French Diction | 1 |
| MUS 236 | Class Piano C | 1 |
| MUS 306 | Vocal Song Literature | 3 |
| MUS 351 | Minor Applied | 1 |
| THE 1351 | Fundamentals of Acting | 3 |
| THE 122 | Stage Movement | 3 |
| HHPK 280 | Dance Intensive I: Techniques of Ballet, Jazz & Contemporary Dance | 3 |
| HHPK 366 | Dance Improvisation and Creative Expression | 3 |
| MUS 403 | Vocal Pedagogy | 2 |
| MUS 441 | Entrepreneurship in Music | 2 |
| 5 Hours of Additional Ensembles or Opera: | 5 | |
| Ensemble | ||
or MUS 300S | Chamber Singers | |
| 9 Hours of Upper Division Principal Applied Lessons: | 9 | |
| Principal Applied | ||
| Electives (Recommended Electives listed below) | 2 | |
| Economics of Personal Finance | ||
| Principles of Business and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Business Communications | ||
| Sustainable Leadership | ||
| Marketing | ||
| Total Hours | 41 | |
| Required courses in the major beyond the Music Core | ||
| MUS 331 | Piano Pedagogy I | 3 |
| MUS 332 | Piano Pedagogy II | 3 |
| MUS 351 | Minor Applied | 2 |
| 2 Hours of Minor Applied Lessons: | 2 | |
| Minor Applied | ||
| 2 Semesters of MUS 326 at 3 Hours Each Semester: | 6 | |
| Piano Literature | ||
| 9 Hours of Upper Division Principal Applied Lessons: | 9 | |
| Principal Applied | ||
| 2 Semesters of MUS 437 at 3 Hours Each Semester: | 6 | |
| Internship in Piano Pedagogy | ||
| Electives (Recommended Electives listed below) | 10 | |
| Economics of Personal Finance | ||
| Principles of Business and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Legal Environment of Business | ||
| Entrepreneurship | ||
| Sustainable Leadership | ||
| Marketing | ||
| Total Hours | 41 | |
| Courses Required in the Emphasis | ||
| MUS 121 | Jazz Guitar | 1 |
| MUS 128 | Guitar Technique 1 | 1 |
| MUS 318 | Counterpoint | 2 |
| MUS 340 | Guitar Literature 1 | 3 |
| MUS 341 | Guitar Literature 2 | 3 |
| MUS 345 | Guitar Pedagogy 1 | 3 |
| MUS 328 | Guitar Technique 2 | 1 |
| MUS 346 | Guitar Pedagogy 2 | 3 |
| MUS 336 | Guitar Accompanying | 1 |
| MUS 351 | Minor Applied | 2 |
| MUS 441 | Entrepreneurship in Music | 2 |
| 3 Hours of Minor Applied Lessons: | 3 | |
| Minor Applied | ||
| 9 Hours of Upper Division Principal Applied Lessons: | 9 | |
| Principal Applied | ||
| Electives | 7 | |
| Total Hours | 41 | |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 110 optional | 0-1 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | MUS 1312 | 3 |
| MUS 1311 | 3 | MUS 1117 | 1 |
| MUS 1116 | 1 | MUS 143 | 1 |
| MUS 144 | 1 | Pass Piano Proficiency or MUS 140 Recommended | 0-1 |
| Pass Piano Proficiency or MUS 136 Recommended | 0-1 | ENG 1302 | 3 |
| ENG 1301 | 3 | CID 1300/2301 | 3 |
| MATH 1332 | 3 | Additional Ensemble | 1 |
| 14-16 | 15-16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| MUS 145 | 1 | MUS 146 | 1 |
| MUS 236 | 1 | MUS 1315 | 3 |
| MUS 2116 | 1 | MUS 2117 | 1 |
| MUS 2311 | 3 | MUS 2312 | 3 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| Language Philosophy and Culture | 3 | Additional Ensemble | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| THE 1351 | 3 | MUS 403 | 2 |
| PSCI 2306 | 3 | MUS 324 | 3 |
| MUS 351 | 1 | MUS 353 | 1 |
| MUS 313 | 2 | MUS 352 | 2 |
| MUS 323 | 3 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 416 | 2 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 352 | 3 | Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | Additional Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS 100R | 0 | Dance Intensive Ballet, Jazz and Cont | 3 |
| Recommended Elective | 1 | ||
| 18 | 17 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| THE 122 | 3 | HHPK 366 | 3 |
| PSCI 2305 | 3 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 306 | 3 | MUS 441 | 2 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | MUS 453 | 1 |
| MUS 352 | 3 | MUS 352 | 2 |
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 |
| Recommended Elective | 2 | Recommended Elective | 3 |
| 18 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 127-130 | |||
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 110 | 1 | MUS 152 | 3 |
| MUS 152 | 3 | MUS 100B | 1 |
| MUS 100B | 1 | MUS 1312 | 3 |
| MUS 100M Optional | MUS 1117 | 1 | |
| MUS 1311 | 3 | ENG 1302 | 3 |
| MUS 1116 | 1 | Pass Piano Proficiency or MUS 140 Recommended | 0-1 |
| ENG 1301 | 3 | Signature Course | 3 |
| Pass Piano Proficiency or MUS 136 Recommended | 0-1 | ||
| MATH 1332 | 3 | ||
| 15-16 | 14-15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 152 | 3 | MUS 152 | 3 |
| MUS 100B | 1 | MUS 100B | 1 |
| MUS 2311 | 3 | MUS 2312 | 3 |
| MUS 100M Optional | MUS 2117 | 1 | |
| MUS 2116 | 1 | MUS 1315 | 3 |
| MUS 236 | 1 | MUS 151 | 1 |
| MUS 151 | 1 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | Elective | 2 |
| Language Philosophy and Culture | 3 | Additional Ensemble | 1 |
| Additional Ensemble | 1 | ||
| 17 | 18 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 100B | 1 | MUS 100B | 1 |
| MUS 352 | 3 | MUS 352 | 2 |
| MUS 100M Optional | MUS 353 | 1 | |
| MUS 323 | 3 | MUS 324 | 3 |
| MUS 151 | 1 | PSCI 2306 | 3 |
| MUS 313 | 2 | MUS 100H | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | MUS 416 | 2 |
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | MUS 310 | 3 |
| Additional Ensemble | 1 | Additional Ensemble | 1 |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 352 | 3 | MUS 352 | 2 |
| Optional MUS 100M | 0-1 | MUS 453 | 1 |
| Additional Ensemble | 1 | Additional Ensemble | 1 |
| PSCI 2305 | 3 | MUS 318 | 2 |
| Non Science Life and Physical Sciences | 3 | MUS 441 | 2 |
| MUS 100H | 1 | MUS 100H | 1 |
| Appropriate Ped Course 1 of 2 | 1 | Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 |
| Elective | 2 | Appropriate Ped Class 2 of 2 | 1 |
| Elective | 2 | ||
| 14-15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 127-130 | |||
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| delete | MUS 100R | 0 | |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 151 | 1 |
| MUS 110 optional | 0-1 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 151 | 1 | MUS 1312 | 3 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | MUS 1117 | 1 |
| MUS 1311 | 3 | ENG 1302 | 3 |
| MUS 1116 | 1 | CID 1300/2301 | 3 |
| ENG 1301 | 3 | Recommended Elective | 3 |
| MATH 1332 | 3 | ||
| 14-15 | 17 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 151 | 1 | MUS 151 | 1 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 2311 | 3 | MUS 2312 | 3 |
| MUS 2116 | 1 | MUS 2117 | 1 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | MUS 1315 | 3 |
| Language Philosophy and Culture | 3 | MUS 132 | 1 |
| MUS 138 | 1 | Social and Behavioral Science | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | Recommended Elective | 3 |
| MUS 351 | 1 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 352 | 3 | MUS 352 | 2 |
| MUS 323 | 3 | MUS 353 | 1 |
| MUS 338 | 1 | MUS 351 | 1 |
| MUS 326 | 3 | MUS 324 | 3 |
| MUS 335 | 1 | MUS 416 | 2 |
| PSCI 2306 | 3 | MUS 326 | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 352 | 3 | MUS 352 | 2 |
| MUS 313 | 2 | MUS 453 | 1 |
| MUS 331 | 3 | MUS 332 | 3 |
| PSCI 2305 | 3 | MUS 441 | 2 |
| Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 | Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 |
| Recommended Elective | 3 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| Recommended Elective | 3 | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||
| Total Hours: 127-128 | |||
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| delete | MUS 100R | 0 | |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 110 optional | 0-1 | MUS 1312 | 3 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | MUS 1117 | 1 |
| MUS 1311 | 3 | ENG 1302 | 3 |
| MUS 1116 | 1 | CID 1300/2301 | 3 |
| ENG 1301 | 3 | MUS 151 | 1 |
| MATH 1332 | 3 | ||
| Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 | ||
| 16-17 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 151 | 1 | MUS 151 | 1 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 2311 | 3 | MUS 2312 | 3 |
| MUS 2116 | 1 | MUS 2117 | 1 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | MUS 1315 | 3 |
| Language Philosophy and Culture | 3 | PSCI 2306 | 3 |
| Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 | Recommended elective | 2 |
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 100C | 1 | MUS 100C | 1 |
| MUS 351 | 1 | MUS 352 | 3 |
| MUS 352 | 3 | MUS 351 | 1 |
| MUS 323 | 3 | MUS 324 | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | MUS 416 | 2 |
| MUS 326 | 3 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| Recommended Elective | 3 | MUS 326 | 3 |
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 352 | 2 | MUS 352 | 2 |
| MUS 353 | 1 | MUS 453 | 1 |
| MUS 313 | 2 | MUS 332 | 3 |
| MUS 331 | 3 | MUS 437 | 3 |
| PSCI 2305 | 3 | Recommended Elective | 3 |
| Recommended Elective | 3 | Recommended Elective | 2 |
| MUS 437 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours: 127-128 | |||
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| delete | MUS 100R | 0 | |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 110 | 1 | MUS 100J | 1 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 1312 | 3 |
| MUS 100J | 1 | MUS 1117 | 1 |
| MUS 1311 | 3 | ENG 1302 | 3 |
| MUS 1116 | 1 | CID 1300 or 2301 | 3 |
| ENG 1301 | 3 | MUS 128 | 1 |
| Pass Piano Proficiency or MUS 136 Recommended | 0-1 | Pass Piano Proficiency or MUS 140 Recommended | 0-1 |
| MATH 1332 | 3 | ||
| 14-15 | 14-15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 152 | 2 | MUS 152 | 2 |
| MUS 100J | 1 | Elective | 2 |
| MUS 2311 | 3 | MUS 100J | 1 |
| MUS 2116 | 1 | MUS 2312 | 3 |
| MUS 236 | 1 | MUS 2117 | 1 |
| MUS 151 | 1 | MUS 1315 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | 3 | MUS 151 | 1 |
| Language Philosophy and Culture | 3 | HIST 1302 | 3 |
| MUS 121 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 100R | 0 | MUS 100R | 0 |
| MUS 100J | 1 | MUS 100J | 1 |
| MUS 352 | 3 | MUS 352 | 2 |
| MUS 323 | 3 | MUS 324 | 3 |
| MUS 313 | 2 | PSCI 2306 | 3 |
| MUS 151 | 1 | MUS 416 | 2 |
| Elective | 2 | Elective | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Science | 3 | MUS 336 | 1 |
| MUS 328 | 1 | MUS 351 | 1 |
| MUS 353 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 17 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| MUS 352 | 3 | MUS 352 | 2 |
| PSCI 2305 | 3 | MUS 318 | 2 |
| Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 | MUS 441 | 2 |
| MUS 340 | 3 | MUS 341 | 3 |
| MUS 345 | 3 | MUS 346 | 3 |
| MUS 351 | 1 | Non Science Life and Physical Science | 3 |
| MUS 453 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Total Hours: 125-127 | |||
